136 la;qDr izkar cfUn;kas dks ifjoh{kk ij NksM+uk vf/kfu;e] 1938 ¿la;qDr izkar vf/kfu;e la[;k 8] 1938À THE UNITED PROVINCES PRISONERS RELEASE ON PROBATION ACT, 1938 [U. P. ACT No. VIII OF 1938] 137 la;qDr izkar cfUn;kas dks ifjoh{kk ij NksM+uk vf/kfu;e] 1938 1 ¿la;qDr izkar vf/kfu;e la[;k 8] 1938À ,MsIVs”ku vkQ ykt vkMZj] 1950 }kjk vuqdwfyr rFkk ifj’dr̀ ¿xouZj us 14 flrEcj] 1938 dks Lohdf̀r iznku dh rFkk xouZesUV vkQ bafM;k ,sDV] 1935 dh /kkjk 75 ds v/khu 24 flrEcj] 1938 dks izdkf”kr 2 gqvkAÀ izkarh; ljdkj }kjk vf/kjksfir “krksZa ij dfri; cfUn;ksa dks NksM+us dh O;oLFkk djus ds fy;s vf/kfu;e ;g b’Vdj gS fd dfri; ekeyksa eas cfUn;kas dks dkjkokl dh ml vof/k ds] ftlds fy;s mUgsa n.Mkfn’V fd;k x;k gks] lekIr gksus ds iwoZ dkjkxkj us l”krZ NksM+us dh O;oLFkk dh tk;( vr% ,rn}kjk fuEufyf[kr vf/kfu;e cuk;k tkrk gS %&& 1&& ¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e la;qDr izkar cfUn;kas dks ifjoh{kk ij NksM+uk vf/kfu;e] 1938 dgyk;sxkA laf{kIr uke] foLrkj vkSj izkjEHk ¼2½ bldk foLrkj 3 lEiw.kZ ¿mRrj izns”kÀ 4 eas gksxk A ¼3½ ;g ml fnukad 5 dks izkIr gksxk] ftls ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ 6 vf/klwpuk }kjk rnFkZ fu;r djsa A 2&& n.M izfdz;k lafgrk] 1898 dh /kkjk 401 esa fdlh ckr ds gksrs gq;s Hkh] tgka dksbZ O;fDr dkjkokl ds n.Mkns”k ds v/khu dkjkxkj eas ifj:) gks vkSj mlds iwoZoR̀r vkSj dkjkxkj eas mlds vkpj.k ls ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ 6 dks ,slk izrhr gks fd ;fn mls dkjkxkj ls NksM+ fn;k tk;s rks mlds vijk/k djus ls izfojr jgus dh rFkk “kkfUre; thou O;rhr djus dh laHkkouk gS] ogka ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ 6 ykblasl }kjk mls bl “krZ ij NksM+s tkus dh vkKk ns ldsxh fd mls fdlh ljdkjh vf/kdkjh ds ;k fdlh O;fDr ds tks mlh /keZ dk vuq;k;h gks ftl /keZ dk vuq;k;h og canh gS] vFkok fdlh ,sls /keZ fujis{k laLFkk ds ;k mlh /keZ dh ftl /keZ dk vuq;k;h og canh gks] fdlh ,slh lkslk;Vh ds fy;s ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ 6 }kjk bl iz;kstu ds fy;s ekU;rk nh x;h gks] i;Zos{k.k vkSj izkf/kdkj ds v/khu j[k fn;k tk;s] ;fn ,slk vU; O;fDr] laLFkk vFkok lkslk;Vh mls vius izHkkj eas ysus ds fy;s lger gks A ljdkj }kjk vf/kjksfir “krkZas ij ykblsUl }kjk NksM+us dh mldh “kfDRk 1- mn~ns”;kas vkSj dkj.kksa ds fooj.k ds fy;s xtV i`’B 152 nsf[k;s( 2- xtV 1938 [k.M 7 i’̀B la[;k 72&74 nsf[k;s A 3- bl vf/kfu;e dk foLrkj bl lkj.kh ds LrEHk 1 eas mfYyf[kr {ks=ksa eas LrEHk 2 eas mfYyf[kr vf/kfu;e ;k vkMZj ds v/khu fd;k x;k gS vkSj bls {ks=ksa eas] LrEHk 3 esa mfYyf[kr foKfIr] ;fn dksbZ gks] ds v/khu ml fnukad ls tks izR;sd ,sls {ks= ds lkeus LrEHk 4 eas mfYyf[kr gS] izòRr fd;k x;k gS A {ks= vf/kfu;e vFkok vkns”k] ftuds vUrxZr izlkfjr fd;s x;s foKfIr] ;fn dksbZ gks] ftuds vUrxZr izHkkoh fd;k x;k frfFk ftlls izHkkoh] fd;k x;k 1 2 3 4 1& ftyk jkeiqj eTMZ LVsV~l ¼ykt½ ,sDV 1949 && 31 tqykbZ] 1949 2& ftyk cukjl cukjl ¼,Iyhds”ku vkQ ykt½ vkMZj 1949 la0 3262 ¼1½¼2½] fnukad 30 uoEcj] 1949 30 uoEcj] 1949 3& ftyk fVgjh x<+oky ¼,Iyhds”ku vkQ ykt½ vkMZj 1949 rnSo rnSo 4- ,MsIVs”ku vkQ ykt vkMZj] 1950 }kjk ¼;wukbVsM izkfoUlst½ ds fy;s izfrLFkkfir A 5] ;g vf/kfu;e 15 tuojh 1939 dks izòRr gqvk] xtV 1938 Hkkx&8 ì’B 1287 ij vf/klwpuk la[;k 3436 N&1651 ¼7½&37 fnukad 17 fnlEcj 1938 nsf[k;s A 6] ,MsIVs”ku vkQ ykt vkMZj] 1950 }kjk ¼izkfof”k;y xouZesaV½ ds fy;s izfrLFkkfir A 138 ¿la;qDr izkar cfUn;kas dks ifjoh{kk ij NksM+uk vf/kfu;e] 1938À ¿/kkjk 3&7À Li’Vhdj.k&& bl /kkjk eas in ^^dkjkokl ds n.Mkns”k** ds vUrxZr tqekZuk nsus eas O;frØe gksus ij dkjkokl rFkk n.M izfdz;k lafgrk] 1898 ds v/;k; 8 ds v/khu izfrHkwfr nsus esa O;frØe gksus ij dkjkokl Hkh gSA 1898 dk 5 3&& /kkjk 2 ds mica/kksa ds v/khu iznRr ykblsal ml fnuakd rd ftl rd fd ;g O;fDr] ftls NksM+k x;k gS mlds dkjkokl dks izkf/kdr̀ djus okys okjaV ds vkns”k ds fu’iknu eas ml n”kk eas dkjkxkj ls mUeksfpr fd;k x;k gksrk tc mls ykblsal ij NksM+k u x;k gksrk] vFkok tc rd fd ykblsal izfrlagr̀ u fd;k tk;s] bueas ls tks Hkh iwoZrj gks] izoR̀r jgsxkA Ykkblsal izòRr jgus dh dkykof/k 4&& ml dkykof/k dh] ftlds nkSjku dksbZ O;fDr bl vf/kfu;e ds mica/kksa ds v/khu fdlh ,sls ykblasl ij tks izoR̀r gks] dkjkxkj ls vuqifLFkr jgs] x.kuk mlds n.Mkns”k dh dkykof/k laxf.kr djus ds iz;kstukFkZ rFkk n.Mkns”k ds ml ifjgkj dh ek=k dks laxf.kr djus ds iz;kstukFkZ] tks ,sls ifjgkjksa ds laca/k eas izof̀Rr fdlh fu;e ds v/khu mls vf/kfuf.kZr fd;k tk ldrk gks] dkjkokl dh ml dkykof/k ds Hkkx ds :Ik eas dh tk;sxh] ftlds fy;s mls n.Mkfn’V fd;k x;k FkkA n.Mkns”k dh dkVh xbZ dkykof/k dks laxf.kr djus ds fy;s NksM+ tkus dh dkykof/k dh x.kuk dkjkokl ds :Ik eas fd;k tkuk 5&& /kkjk 2 ds mica/kksas ds v/khu iznRr ykblsal ,sls izi= eas gksxk rFkk mueas ,slh “krZs vUrfoZ’V gksxh] tks fd ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ 1 lkekU; ;k fo”ks’k vkns”k }kjk vFkok rnFkZ cuk;s x;s fu;eksa }kjk fufnZ’V djsA Ykblsasl dk izi= 6&& ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ 1 /kkjk 2 ds micU/kksa ds v/khu iznÙk fdlh ykblsUl dks ,sls dkj.kksa ls] tks ys[kc) fd;s tk;saxs] fdlh Hkh le; izfrlag̀r dj ldsxh % Ykkblsal izfrlagj.k djus dh “kfDr izfrca/k ;g gS fd ykblsal bl vk/kkj ij fd mldh fdlh “krZ dk mYya?ku fd;k x;k gS] lEc) O;fDr dks ml ftys ds] ftleas og ml le; fuokl dj jgk gks] ftyk eftLVªsV ds le{k viuk ekeyk izLrqr djus dk volj fn;s fcuk izfrlagr̀ ugha fd;k tk;sxkA ¼2½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds mica/kksa ds v/khu fn;s x;s izfrlagj.k ds vkns”k eas og fnukad fofufnZ’V gksxk tc ls ykblsal izoR̀r ugha jg tk;sxk vkSj og ml O;fDr ij] ftldk ykblasl izfrlagr fd;k x;k gks] ,slh jhfr ls rkehy fd;k tk;sxk] tks fd ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ 1 fu;e }kjk fofgr djsaA 7&& ¼1½ ;fn dksbZ O;fDr fdlh ,sls ljdkjh vf/kdkjh vFkok /keZfujis{k laLFkk vFkok lkslk;Vh ;k O;fDr ds] ftlds izHkkj eas mls /kkjk 2 ds mica/kksa ds v/khu j[kk x;k gks] i;Zos{k.k ;k izkf/kdkj ls Hkkx fudys] ;k ;fn dksbZ O;fDr] ftldk ykblsal /kkjk 6 ds mica/kksa ds v/khu izfrlagr dj fn;k x;k gks] izfrlagj.k ds vkns”k esa fofufnZ’V fnukad dks ;k mlls iwoZ ml dkjkxkj dks ftlls mls NksM+k x;k Fkk] fcuk oS/k dkj.k ds] ftls lkfcr djus dk Hkkj mlh ij gksxk] okil vkus esa vlQy jgsxk] rks ,slk O;fDr }kjk fdlh eftLVªsV }kjk fl) nks’k Bgjk;s tkus ij vius ewy n.Mkns”k ds vuoflr Hkkx dks dkVus dk Hkkxh gksxk vkSj og vfrfjDr dkjkokl ls] ftldh vof/k nks o’kZ rd gks ldsxh] vFkok tqekZuk ls tks nks lkS :i;s ls vf/kd u gksxk] vFkok nksuksa ls] Hkh n.Muh; gksxkA NksM+s x;s mu Qjkj O;fDr;kas dks tks i;Zos{k.k ls Hkkx fudys n.Muh; gksuk ¼2½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu n.Muh; dksbZ vijk/k n.M izfdz;k lafgrk] 1898 dh /kkjk 4 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds [k.M ¼p½ ds vFkZ ds vUrxZr laKs; vijk/k le>k tk;sxk A 1898 dk 5 1- ,MsIVs”ku vkQ ykt vkMZj] 1950 }kjk ¼izkfof”k;y xouZesaV½ ds fy;s izfrLFkkfir A 139 ¿la;qDr izkar cfUn;kas dks ifjoh{kk ij NksM+uk vf/kfu;e] 1938À ¿/kkjk 8&9À 8&& ¼1½ ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ 1 fdlh ,sls O;fDr ds] tks fdlh vf/kfu;e ds v/khu vijk/k ds fy;s dkjkokl ls n.Mkfn’V gqvk gks] lEiw.kZ n.Mkns”k ;k mlds fdlh Hkkx dk ml n”kk esa ifjgkj dj ldsxh] tc og vPNs vkpj.k dk gksus rFkk fuokl ds ckjs eas ;k vU;Fkk ,slh “krkZsa dk ftUgsa ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ 1 vf/kjksfir djs] ikyu djus ds fy;s ,slh /kujkf”k dk vkSj mruh vof/k ds fy;s tks jkT; ljdkj fufnZ’V djsa] ,d ;k vf/kd izfrHkqvksa lfgr ca/ki= fu’ikfnr djsaA n.Mkns”k dk ifjgkj djus dh ljdkj dh “kfDr ¼2½ n.M izfdz;k lafgrk] 1898 dh /kkjk 126] 126&d] 514] 514&d] 514&[k vkSj 515 ds mica/k ;koR”kD;] bl /kkjk ds v/khu izLFkkfir izfrHkqvkas vkSj fn;s x;s ca/k&i=ksa dh n”kk esa bl izdkj ykxw gksxsa ekuks os mDr lafgrk ds v/;k; 8 ds v/khu izLFkkfir fd;s x;s vkSj fn;s x;s gksa % 1898 dk 5 izfrca/k ;g gS fd ;fn dksbZ O;fDr] ftlls mDr lafgrk dh /kkjk 126&d ;k 514&d ds v/khu ubZ izfrHkwfr nsus dh vis{kk dh xbZ gks] mls nsus es vlQy jgs] tks jkT;
ljdkj mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu fn;s x;s vkns”k dks j} dj ldsxh vkSj vkns”k ns ldsxh fd ,sls O;fDr dks vuoflr lEiw.kZ n.Mkns”k ;k mlds mrus Hkkx dks tks ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ 1 fufnZ’V djsa] dkVuk iM+sxkA ¼3½ ;fn mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu NksM+k x;k dksbZ O;fDr vius ca/ki= dh “krksaZ dk ikyu djus esa vlQy jgs rks ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ 1 dksbZ ,slh dk;Zokgh djus ds vfrfjDr] tks mDr lafgrk ds v/khu ,sls ca/ki= ds laca/k esa mlds fo:) ;k mlds izfrHkw ;k izfrHkwvksa ds fo:) dh tk ldrh gks] ;g funs”k ns ldsxh fd mls fQj ls fxj¶rkj fd;k tk;s vkSj mls mlds vuoflr lEiw.kZ n.Mkns”k dks ;k mlds ,sls Hkkx dks tks og fufnZ’V djsa] dkVus ds fy;s dkjkxkj Hkst fn;k tk;sA 9&& ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ 1 bl vf/kfu;e ds laxr fu;e fuEufyf[kr ds laca/k esa cuk ldsxh&& fu;e cukus dh “kfDr ¼1½ mu ykblsalksa ds izi= vkSj “krksZa ds fy;s ftu ij cfUn;ksa dks NksM+k tk ldsxk ( ¼2½ /kkjk 2 esa fufnZ’V ljdkjh vf/kdkjh dh fu;qfDr] laLFkkvksa vkSj lkslkbZfV;ksa dks ekU;rk fn;s tkus ds fy;s ( ¼3½ ,slh ljdkjh vf/kdkfj;ksa] laLFkkvksa ,oa O;fDr;ksa dh] ftuds izkf/kdkj ;k i;Zos{k.k eas l”krZ NksMs+ x;s cUnh j[ks tk ldsxk] “kfDr;kas ,oa drZO;ksa dks ifjfuf”pr djus ds fy;s ( ¼4½ ,sls vijkf/k;kas ds oxkZsa dks] ftUgas l”krZ NksM+k tk ldsxk rFkk dkjkokl dh os dkykof/k;ka] ftuds i'pkr~ mUgsa bl izdkj NksM+k tk ldsxk] ifjfuf”pr djus ds fy;s ( ¼5½ og jhfr fofgr djus ds fy;s ftlls fdlh ykblasl ds izfrlagj.k dk vkns”k ml O;fDr ij rkehy fd;k tk;sxk] ftldk ykblsal izfrlagr fd;k x;k gks( ¼6½ lkekU;r% bl vf/kfu;e ds lHkh iz;kstuksa dks dk;kZfUor djus ds fy;sA 1- ,MsIVs”ku vkQ ykt vkMZj] 1950 }kjk ¼izkfof”k;y xouZesaV½ ds fy;s izfrLFkkfir A 140 THE UNITED PROVINCES PRISONERS RELEASE ON PROBATION ACT, 1938 1 [U. P. ACT No. VIII OF 1938] Adapted and modified by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950 [Received the assent of the Governor on September 14, 1938, and was published2 under section 75 of the Government of India Act, 1935, on September 24, 1938] AN ACT to provide for the release of certain prisoners on conditions imposed by the Provincial Government.
Whereas it is expedient to provide for the conditional release from prison of prisoners in certain cases before the completion of the term of imprisonment to which they have been sentenced; it is hereby enacted as follows :
Short title, extent and commencement 1- (1) This Act may be called the United Provinces Prisoners Release on Probation Act, 1938.
(2) It extends 3 to the whole of [Uttar Pradesh] 4 .
(3) It shall come into force on such date 5 as the [State Government] 6 may by notification appoint in this behalf.
Act V of 1898 Power of Government to release by licence on conditions imposed by it 2- Notwithstanding anything contained in section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, where a person is confined in prison under a sentence of imprisonment, and it appears to the [State Government] 6 from his antecedents and his conduct in the prison that he is likely to abstain from crime and lead a peaceable life, if he is released from prison, the [State Government] 6 may by licence permit him to be released on condition that he be placed under the supervision or authority of a Government Officer or of a person professing the same religion as the prisoner, or such secular institution or such society belonging to the same religion as the prisoner as may be recognized by the [State Government] 6 for this purpose, provided such other person, institution or society is willing to take charge of him.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1- For S. O. R., Bee Gaz. 1938, Pt. VII, p. 152.
2- See Gaz. 1938, Pt. VII, pp. 73-74.
3- This Act has been extended to the areas mentioned in column 1 of this table under the Act or Order mentioned in column 2 and enforced in areas under notification, if any, mentioned in column 3 with effect from the date mentioned in column 4 against each such area ;
Area Act or Order under which extended Notification, if any, under which enforced Date from which enforced 1 2 3 4
1. Rampur District Merged States (Laws)Act, 1949 .. July 31, 1949
2. Banaras District Banaras (Application of laws) Order, 1949 No.3262(1)(2), d.
Nov. 30, 1949 Nov.30 1949
3. Tehri Garhwal District Tehri-Garhwal (Do.)
Order, 1949 Ditto Ditto 4- Subs. by the A. O. 1950 for [the United Provinces].
5- The Act came into force on Jan. 15,1939, see not. no. 3436/VI-1651(7).37, date December. 17, 1938, in Gaz. 1938, Pt. VIII, p. 1287.
6- Subs. by the A. O. 1950 for [Provincial Government].
141 [The United Provinces Prisoners Release on Probation Act, 1938] [Section 3-7] Act V of 1898
Explanation-- The expression "sentence of imprisonment" in this section shall include imprisonment in default of payment of fine and imprisonment for failure to furnish security under Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898.
Period for which licence is to be in force 3- A licence granted under the provisions of section 2 shall be in force until the date on which the person released would, in the execution of the order of warrant authorizing his imprisonment, have been discharged from prison bad he not been released on licence, or until the licence is revoked, whichever is earlier.
Period of release to be reckoned as imprisonment for computing period of sentence served 4- The period during which a person is absent from prison under the provisions of this Act on a licence which is in force shall be reckoned as a part of the period of imprisonment to which he was sentenced, for the purpose of computing the period of his sentence and for the purpose of computing the amount of remission of sentence which might be awarded to him under any rule in force relating to such remissions.
Form of licence 5- A licence granted under the provisions of section 2 shall he in such form and shall contain such conditions as the [State Government] 1 may, by general or special order or by rules made in this behalf, direct.
Power to revoke licence 6- (1) The [State Government] 1 may at any time for reasons to be recorded in writing revoke a licence granted under the provisions of section 2 :
Provided that no licence shall be revoked on the ground of the breach of a condition of the licence without giving an opportunity to the person concerned to represent his case before the District Magistrate of the district in which he is residing at the time.
(2) An order of revocation passed under the provisions of subsection (1) shall specify the date with effect from which the licence shall cease to be in force, and shall be served, in such manner as the [State Government] 1 may, by rule prescribe, upon the person whose licence has been revoked.
Released absconders who escape from supervision to be punishable Act V of 1898 7- (1) If any person escapes from the supervision or authority of a Government officer or secular institution or a society or person in whose Charge he has been placed under the provisions of section 2, or if any person whose licence has been revoked under the provisions of section 6, fails, without lawful excuse, the burden of proving which shall be upon him to return to the prison from which he was released, on or before the date specified in the order of revocation, such person shall on conviction by a magistrate be liable to serve the unexpired portion of his original sentence add shall also be punishable with imprisonment for a further tell in which may extend, to two years or with fine not exceeding rupees two hundred, or with both.
(2) An offence punishable under sub-section (1) shall be Cloned to be a cognizable offence within the meaning of clause (j) of sub section (1) of section 4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898.
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142 [The United Provinces Prisoners Release on Probation Act, 1938] [Section 8-9] Power to Government to remit sentence Act V of 1898 8- (1) The [State Government] 1 may remit the whole or a part of the sentence of a person sentenced to imprison for an offence under any Act, on such person entering in to a bond, with one or more sureties, in such amount and for such period as the [State Government] 1 may direct, to be of good behavior and to observe such conditions as to residence or otherwise as the [State Government] 1 may impose.
(2) The provisions of sections 126, 126-A, 514, 5l4 -A, 514-B and 515 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, shall, so far as they may be, apply in the case of sureties offered and bonds given under this section as if they had been offered and given under Chapter VIII of the said Code :
Provided that if any person required under section 126-A or 514-A of the said Code to furnish fresh security fails to furnish the same the [State Government] 1 may cancel the order passed under sub-section (1) and order that such person shall serve the whole or so much of his unexpired sentence as the [State Government] 1 may direct.
(3) If any person released under sub-section (1) fails to observe the conditions of his bond, the [State Government] 1 may direct that he be re-arrested and sent to prison to serve the whole or such part of his unexpired sentence as it may direct, in addition to any proceedings that may be taken against him or his surety or sureties in respect of such bond under the said Code.
Power to make rules 9- The State Government may make rules consistent with this Act------
(1) For the form and conditions of licences on which prisoners may be released;
(2) For the appointment of Government officer, the recognition of institutions and societies referred to in section 2;
(3) For defining the powers and duties of Government officers, institutions or persons, under whose authority or supervision, conditionally released prisoners may be kept;
(4) For defining the classes of offenders who may be conditionally released, and the periods of imprisonment after which they may be so released;
(5) For prescribing the manner in which an order of revocation of a licence shall be served on the person whose licence is revoked;
(6) Generally for carrying into effect all the purposed of this Act.
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